Author Topic: Good news america!! (Read 869 times)

Furball · « **on:** September 12, 2004, 04:43:43 AM »

http://www.1gracing.com/

The mighty Noble is available there now

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Noble Cars UK uses a 3.0-liter 352 hp version for the Noble M12 GTO-3R in the UK. This is the same Ford Duratec aluminum block V6 engine currently used in the Mazda 6, Lincoln LS, Jaguar X-Type and Ford Escape with the addition of twin turbo induction and slight engine mods. With this drivetrain the Noble GTO-3R is capable of going 0-60mph in 3.7 seconds, 0-100mph in 8.8 seconds, a quarter mile in 11.9 seconds, and has a lateral grip of 1.156g with street tires.

http://www.1gracing.com/images/top-gear-new-1.avi

Furball · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2004, 05:30:45 AM »

oh.. and on a side note, jeremy clarkson is the man.

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You could get into this after your dog had died and everything would be well.

lazs2 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2004, 10:12:46 AM »

so we can get Fords here now? that is good news. sorta like when ford fixed jag.

lazs

beet1e · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2004, 11:38:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
oh.. and on a side note, jeremy clarkson is the man.

My favourite Clarkson quote was the one about the Fiat Multipla -

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The car was designed by 4 or 5 people who apparently never met

Gwjr2 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2004, 12:25:07 PM »

Yes been looking for one since I saw one here in S Fla 2 months ago

I want to find a M12

Tumor · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2004, 12:59:32 PM »

...oops, wrong button

Furball · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2004, 05:34:45 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
so we can get Fords here now? that is good news. sorta like when ford fixed jag.

lazs

yeah, nice of ford to fund jaguar. more money = more beautiful cars.

Noble isnt a ford... just uses its zetec engine that is modded.

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2004, 08:36:02 AM »

ahh... so the jag is just a Ford funded car that no longer uses british electrics or quality control and ... the cobra was really just an AC with a Ford engine?

we have cadillacs and trucks here with over 400 hp.

lazs

Nashwan · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2004, 08:48:55 AM »

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we have cadillacs and trucks here with over 400 hp.

The Americans have always made pretty good engines. Crap chassis though

lazs2 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2004, 08:59:02 AM »

the vette and the caddy both have decent chassis... as do a few others.

You get a lot of bang for the buck in American cars.

lazs

Furball · « **Reply #10 on:** September 13, 2004, 12:59:18 PM »

who cares about what hp your trucks have?

So i guess in your eyes the North American Mustang was really a British plane? because it had a RR engine?

Replicant · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2004, 01:05:52 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
ahh... so the jag is just a Ford funded car that no longer uses british electrics or quality control and ... the cobra was really just an AC with a Ford engine?

we have cadillacs and trucks here with over 400 hp.

lazs

Just the same as some Boeings using Rolls Royce engines.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2004, 02:15:09 PM »

JC has way too many great quotes to pick a "best."

"This is the Carrera GT... and Im going to start by looking at it from a German's perspective..."

(JC on his back with his 'head up the ass' of the car)

lazs2 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2004, 02:21:12 PM »

wasn't they engine in the mustang a packard licenced RR?

heard the packard engines didn't foul plugs so bad.

I care how much HP our trucks have and our vettes and our caddies and our vipers and....

Ford saved jag because jag couldn't buiild a dependable automobile to save their life.

lazs

2stony · « **Reply #14 on:** September 13, 2004, 02:48:20 PM »

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So i guess in your eyes the North American Mustang was really a British plane? because it had a RR engine?

Sure, but it didn't reach its potential until American pilots started flying it.